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Paul F. Clark
18th Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office
January 1899 – January 1901
Preceded byJames N. Gaffin
Succeeded byWilliam G. Sears
Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office
1897–1901
Constituency30th District
Personal details
Born

Paul Fenimore Clark


(1861-07-14)July 14, 1861
Green Lake, Wisconsin
DiedJune 2, 1932(1932-06-02) (aged 70)
San Jose, California
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMay Roberts
EducationUniversity of Nebraska
OccupationLawyer, politician

Paul Fenimore Clark (July 14, 1861 – June 2, 1932) was a politician in the American state of Nebraska.

Biography

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Clark was born in Green Lake, Wisconsin,[1] on July 14, 1861, the son of John Averill Clark and Laura Cornelia Pomeroy Clark. His distant relatives included William Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper and Paul Fenimore Cooper. He spent his childhood on a farm in St. Edward, Nebraska[2] and attended the University of Nebraska.[2] He was a member of the Masons.[2][3]

After he retired around 1912, he and his wife May (née Roberts) moved to California.[2][4] Clark died on June 2, 1932,[2][3]inWillow Glen, San Jose, California.[3]

Career

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Clark was a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives, elected in 1896 and reelected in 1898.[5] He was chosen Speaker for the 1899 session.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska in 1912 as a fusion candidate of the Republican and Bull Moose parties.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nebraska Blue Book. 1899. Lincoln: State Journal Company, p. 549.
  • ^ a b c d e f "Paul F. Clark Dies on Coast". The Lincoln Star. June 3, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ a b c "Prominent Mason of San Jose Dies at Willow Glen". Santa Cruz Sentinel. June 9, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ a b Watkins, Albert (1913). History of Nebraska. Vol. III. Western Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 609–610. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "Members of Nebraska Bicameral Legislature 1866–1937". Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). Nebraska Legislature. 2011. p. 338. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

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